Bangalore vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangalore	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$578	$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1542	$2415
🏠 One person rent	$249	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$595	$786
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1210	$1129
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	74	91
😀 Quality of life	68	71
🏙️ Population	12.3M	11.9M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 31% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 8023rd and 6287th ($578 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 22nd in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bangalore compared to 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 3393rd and 2189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Hangzhou

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	Bangalore	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.37	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.15	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.47%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2433	$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.06	$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.4	$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.9	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.91	$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3497	$22679

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$378
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$331
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$337
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$325
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$330
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$243
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$308
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$338
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$307
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$306
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$329
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$380
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$340
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$346
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$325
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$352
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$310
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$287
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$304
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$350
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$279
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$433
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$334
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$289
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$433
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$382
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$572
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$298
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$298
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$351
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$355
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$368
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$394
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$351
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$357
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$316
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$742
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$585
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$698
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$703
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$1020
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$702
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$731
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$733
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$690
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$686
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$749
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$771
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1136
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$706
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$718
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1028
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$729
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$685
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$612
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$694
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$633
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$674
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$719
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$620
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$661
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$903
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$651
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$629
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$738
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$712
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$674
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$774